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Games like Despair

  • 13 games
  • Updated Sep 29, 2026

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The closest matches to Despair: A Plague Tale: Requiem, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, Trek to Yomi, RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, and Assassin's Creed 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Demons and Historical, like Despair.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022
  1. Rank 06

    Dustborn

    • $29.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Despair

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    A Plague Tale: Requiem

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 92% of 7,151 reviews
  2. 2
    Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

    Also Alternate History and Historical, like Despair.

    • 95% of 986 reviews
  3. 3
    Trek to Yomi

    Also Demons and Historical, like Despair.

    • 76% of 790 reviews
  4. 4
    RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 95% of 572 reviews
  5. 5
    Assassin's Creed 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 86% of 17,690 reviews
  6. 6
    Dustborn

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 72% of 357 reviews
  7. 7
    Mirror's Edge™

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 87% of 14,924 reviews
  8. 8
    CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 1,215 reviews
  9. 9
    1428: Shadows over Silesia

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 86 reviews
  10. 10
    ARIDA: Backland's Awakening

    Also Historical and Cartoon, like Despair.

    • 78% of 87 reviews
  11. 11
    Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

    Genres: Action

    • 91% of 239 reviews
  12. 12
    Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 85% of 2,779 reviews
  13. 13
    Demon Tides

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 97% of 589 reviews
  14. 14
    SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 94% of 460 reviews
  15. 15
    Wizard with a Gun

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 83% of 1,734 reviews
  16. 16
    Hi-Fi RUSH

    Genres: Action

    • 98% of 16,022 reviews
  17. 17
    Farewell North

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 96% of 420 reviews
  18. 18
    The Eternal Cylinder

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 91% of 609 reviews
  19. 19
    Caravan SandWitch

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 89% of 1,523 reviews
  20. 20
    Jusant

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 2,322 reviews
  21. 21
    The Oregon Trail

    Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Simulation

    • 80% of 977 reviews
  22. 22
    Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 867 reviews
  23. 23
    Pumpkin Jack

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 2,823 reviews
  24. 24
    TUNIC

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 92% of 9,809 reviews
Despair — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2026
  • Developer: Objectif 3D
  • Price: Free to play
  • 100% of 3 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Free To Play
  • Platforms: Windows

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About Despair

The closest matches to Despair: A Plague Tale: Requiem, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, Trek to Yomi, RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, and Assassin's Creed 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Despair is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Plague Tale: Requiem, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream and Trek to Yomi — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

About Despair: Despair is a third-person stealth game where you incarnate Emre Tuccar, a merchant from Constantinople and set off in search of his family in a city devastated by an ancient curse.

Is Despair worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 3 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Free to play.

People who play it also play: A Plague Tale: Requiem, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, Trek to Yomi

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Frequently asked about Despair

Can I run it?

Is Despair free to play?

Yes — Despair is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Despair?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Despair are A Plague Tale: Requiem, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, Trek to Yomi.

Who developed Despair?

Despair was developed by Objectif 3D.